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Brennan Wauters refers to himself as a "dedicated environmentalist" who has been pursuing the opportunity to run as a candidate for the federal Green Party for the past few months.

Story: The number crunching is nearing the final stages as the Town of Gibsons gets closer to finalizing its annual budget. Director of finance Ian Poole said council is about 90 per cent finished.

With the onset of spring break, ice rink users will be utilizing their time on the ice to the fullest and they are hoping to see that ice use extended even further.

"Holy crap, they got away.

Incumbent member of Parliament John Weston said he wasn't sure what New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton found lacking in the federal budget brought down by his minority Conservative Party government Tuesday.

An overflow audience at Sechelt's March 16 council meeting left angrily muttering the words, "remember November" and "good luck getting votes," after council decided to give second and third reading to a zoning bylaw amendment to allow Synergy Homes

After 12 years of floating from one meeting space to the next, the Sunshine Coast Hospice Society has found a permanent home.

Pacific Spirit Properties plans to start building their six-storey, 107-unit development on Sechelt's waterfront this July, once 30 units are purchased through a pre-sales campaign starting in April.

Are you ready for the big one? It's a question that Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) provincial emergency program co-ordinator Bill Elsner has been fielding a lot the past few weeks.

Egmont will be featured this Sunday on Global TV's Small Town B.C. feature. The feature will run on the March 27 Sunday Morning News between 8 and 10 a.m.